iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Jobless claims jumped last week, increasing by 10,000, according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Labor Department.
For the week ending Dec. 3, the number of people filing for benefits fell from an unrevised level of 268,000 the previous week to 258,000.
The Labor Department said there were no “special factors” impacting that week’s figures.
The four-week moving average increased by 1,000 to 252,000.
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